Warner, Rex, 1905-1986

Rex Warner was born in Birmingham and was raised in the bucolic splendour of the Cotswold Hills, his father a clergyman, his mother a teacher. Winning a scholarship to Oxford, Warner developed an odd mix of intellectual intensity and rugged rusticism, which would inform his writing throughout his life. Popular with critics but seldom with the public, a central theme of his writing is man as a political entity, exemplified by his celebrated novels of Classical Rome and Greece.

From the description of Rex Warner letter and announcement, ca. 1945. (Pennsylvania State University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 51045579

Rex Warner was an English novelist, poet, essayist, translator, and literary critic.

From the description of Rex Warner collection of papers, [1920]-1967. (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 122430940

From the guide to the Rex Warner collection of papers, 1920]-1967, (The New York Public Library. Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature.)

Epithet: poet and novelist

British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000496.0x0002b5

Reginald Ernest "Rex" Warner was a novelist, translator, and poet. Born in England in 1905 and educated at Oxford University, he directed the British Institute in Athens, Greece (1945-1947), and taught English at Technical University, Berlin (1948-1950) and the University of Connecticut (1963-1974). He wrote poems, novels, and critical essays, and also did work on films and broadcasting. Among his novels are The aerodrome, Pericles, the Athenian, The young Caesar, and Imperial Caesar. He died in England, 24 June 1986.

From the description of Rex Warner manuscripts and letters to Alan McLeod, 1945-1997. (Pennsylvania State University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 40138768

British novelist, classical scholar, translator, and professor of English at University of Connecticut; d. 1986.

From the description of Rex Warner papers, ca. 1945-1970. (University of Connecticut). WorldCat record id: 28420957